Simon Sinek Quotes

The President is going to benefit from me reporting directly to him when I arrive.

One of the sad truths about leadership is that, the higher up the ladder you travel, the less you know.

Even when you’re in charge, you’re not sure who’s in charge.

The White House Chief of Staff must always remember that he is staff and not chief.

As a company commander you have absolute definitions: the mission, the people.

Bosses are the ones calling the shots, as they should in any organization. And if you think you're above your boss, that's not reality.

When I was working in the Pentagon, I had to own the recommendations I made up the chain of command.

If I am your leader, you have to listen to me & if you don’t want to listen to me, then drop me as your leader

To be right and overruled is not forgiven to persons in responsible positions.

When placed in command, take charge.

Gotta watch out for directors.

Organization charts and fancy titles count for next to nothing.

I'm not the manager because I'm always right, but I'm always right because I'm the manager.

It takes tremendous discipline to control the influence, the power you have over other people's lives.

What I have found is that, in a family business structure, sometimes what is needed is a sense of discipline rather than creativity. You have to take everyone's ideas and make it work. When you are dealing with money, there is a limitation on how creative you can be.

The great irony of management is that the higher up you go, the less actual control you have. When you are but a humble coder, you make the computer do exactly what you want; when you're a manager, you only hope that people understand what you want, and then trust/pray that they do it both correctly and in a timely manner.

Leadership is about vision and responsibility, not power.

In politics, as in business, leadership is crucial.

The owner always has the final say. You have to decide who is going to be the best fit for the organization.

If I'm a leader, I have a mission.

At Athens, wise men propose, and fools dispose.

I've always found when I was captain when other people were doing the talking for me, I didn't need to say as much, and when I did say one or two things, people tended to listen all the more.

When you're the director, you kinda do all the work.

A manager doesn't hear the cheers.

Any commander who fails to exceed his authority is not of much use to his subordinates.